@eeterrific@fuzzmanmatt Wives, they just don’t get it! When mine told me to thin out the junk around the house, she asked why I was throwing away all of her stuff and none of mine!
@fuzzmanmatt same here so I showed her the cyan color and said it looked pretty. Then I got the black and they’re on there way!!
Dim Dang Dong Done!!! I now have backpacks for everyone in Iceland
@kdemo, evidently you sadly, and completely misunderstood my comment, or you can’t grasp the meaning behind the ‘She Said’ concept. JSYK, I never insinuated that, ‘that’s what you said’, kdemo, but regardless, my apologies for being so vague(?) that I caused you to assume I did. My Bad!!
@kdemo, watt shoo talkin bout, Willis¿? Why, I was being as fn serious ass a hard attack! No, I was about to say, No,…but after lookin up the word ‘snarky’, I have to say, Yes! It’s quite hilarious @ times that when a person lobbs a few grenades of snarkiness @ me [which I luv Sarcasm] & I return the favor, they suddenly forget the, ‘if you don’t want no shit, don’t start none,’ rule & the, what comes around, Karma policy,…Now, I’m getting stumped, but again, that’s what she said… BTW, Mr kdemo, I’m 73 & by now, a Professional Grumpy ShitKicker, so, God, I hope you’re a dude, as opposed to a dudette, otherwise this whole encounter was for fn naught! LOL!!
@shahnm, no worries, just like the Bubble Boy, Glen was never in the Backpack. That is just a photo of him in the Backpack; actually Mr. Glen is at home alone in the Attic!
@hchavers, just don’t put any Stroopwafels in them [they will Really be expired by then]!! Oh, WTH, just throw them in the fn Freezer; everything else’s in there!
In the 60’s, my boy scout backpack had an aluminum frame. It was light weight, but not without weight. It’s only purpose seem to be to provide an area below the pack for a sleeping bag. Seems that you could just as easily have ties that would attach without a frame. Of course when you took your pack off, it would stand up if the sleeping bag were attached, so that would be a plus.
@Kyser_Soze The frame is important as it transfers the load to the hip belt. The shoulder straps are just to keep the pack balanced: with a heavy pack, the weight is supposed to be on your hips, not your shoulders. For daypacks it doesn’t matter as much and they hang the weight from the shoulder straps, but lumbar packs (like daypacks but with a hip belt) are really nice.
Backpacking packs now tend to have internal frames instead of external ones, but the is still the same: the weight is borne by the hip belt. It is really far more comfortable that way.
@Kyser_Soze Hmm that is odd, I wonder if it was supposed to have a hip belt that was missing for some reason. I’m presuming that this was a full sized backpack (for carrying 20+ pounds, say). You do want a hip belt for that. If it was just a daypack, then fine, but in that case, I don’t understand why it had a frame.
I’m actually pretty excited about this. I’ve been making do with some wonky daypacks, including a promotional fake retro one from Sierra Club that closes up with buckles. Would you like to know the least effective and most annoying way to close a trail backpack? Buckles.
/giphy reunited-icy-ornament
I don’t think these are really backpacks. Backpacks measure capacity in liters. Everyone knows that, when backpacking, you have to fill the pack with liquid. Maybe these leak?
This does seem like a good price, but for day hikes we’ve been using the super collapsible ones I got during a mehrathon.
I got a 17" Yutan in Olive weeks ago. Very simple, very light, cool pack - I like it. I would call it more of a grab & go lightweight, convenience, pack vs. a real heavy duty, do anything pack, with 50 pockets.
Any of these fit a kid’s pair of rollerskates? In my day, we tied the shoestrings together and slung them over our shoulder. But I’ve been told that’s not cool.
Just got mine - LOVE IT. The avalanche Jenks: Comfortable, adjustable, balanced, ton of pockets, compact, Cool looking, padded. Right now loaded up with 15 pounds of flour to train for my Grand Canyon backpack trip in the fall. I think I can easily fit another two bags/10 pounds and still feel balanced and supported. And the SRP on the tag is $49. This was my first purchase with meh but I’m afraid I’m hooked
SALES NOTE: YOU MUST PICK AT LEAST 2 BACKPACKS IN ORDER TO CHECK OUT. IF YOU WANT MORE THAN ONE 2-PACK YOU MUST SELECT QUANTITIES THAT ARE MULTIPLES OF 2.
Specs
Jenks
Product Name: Avalanche by FŪL Jenks Tonal Top Loader Backpack
Model: ABAV5045
Condition: New
Protect and carry your machine with an interior laptop sleeve that can hold a machine up to 15"
Top bungee cord helps compress items for better balance and comfort
Reinforced bottom panel to help prevent contents from falling out of the bottom
Draw cord interior closure to secure your items
Airflow back panel to add comfort to your back
Side zippered stash pockets for keys, phones, and other essentials
Made from durable polyester fabric that will stand up to rips and tears
Made from innovative materials using modern-day technologies
Smart design ensures great quality and usability
Dimensions: 17" x 13.5" x 7.5"
Weight: 1 lb
Yutan 17"
Product Name: Avalanche by FŪL Yutan 17" Ripstop Backpack
Model: ABAV5046
Condition: New
Large sleeve inside for your clothes or camping gear
10in wide Interior pocket slot for your tablet or e-reader
Reflective zipper tape for your safety and night-time travel
Reinforced bottom panel to prevent contents from dropping out of the bottom
Made from durable rip-stop polyester fabric that will stand up to rips and tears
Made from innovative materials using modern-day technologies
Smart design ensures great quality and usability
Adjustable Strap
Water-Resistant
Dimensions: 16.5" x 9.25" x 5"
Weight: 1.5 lb
Yutan 20"
Product Name: Avalanche by FŪL Yutan 20" Ripstop Backpack
Model: ABAV5049
Condition: New
Large sleeve inside for your clothes or camping gear
10in wide interior pocket slot for your tablet or e-reader
Reflective zipper tape for your safety and night-time travel
Adjustable Strap
Water-Resistant
Dimensions: 19.5" x 10.5" x 5.5"
Weight: 0.55 lb
Apex
Product Name: Avalanche by FŪL Apex Expandable Casual Backpack
Model: ABAV5041
Condition: New
Super functional design features fashionable Heather polyester fabric
Expandable top and bottom panels create extra storage space
Front exterior zippered pocket for accessories
Spacious main compartment with internal organizer and 14" laptop sleeve
Top grab handle
Detachable shoulder straps tuck away into hidden pocket for convenient carrying
Dimensions: 17.5" L x 13" W x 1.5" D
What’s in the Box?
2x Avalanche by FŪL Backpack in combo of your choice
I just noticed. 2 packs features say-
“ Reinforced bottom panel to help prevent contents from falling out of the bottom”
What a great feature to have in a backpack!
FŪL me once, shame on you. FŪL me twice, shame on me.
@cinoclav OK hotshot, where’s the “won’t get fooled again” from the “W” version, huh?
@cinoclav So…if you buy two, you get both FŪLs…so does that mean shame on you and me??
@eeterrific I figure if I both any of them, shame on me.
@cinoclav @eeterrific smoking the spleef?
@cinoclav @eeterrific Don’t misunderestimate the ability of Meh shoppers to be confused by the two-fer deals.
@cinoclav @Kyser_Soze, the Who¿?
@cinoclav, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice…well…you just can’t fool me twice!” [former POTUS, George W Bush: quoted on 10•19•2018]
*buy
“What do we need more backpacks for?” -wife
@fuzzmanmatt Sigh. I know. I have five. Now I’m gonna have seven. Hope she isn’t home when they arrive…
@eeterrific @fuzzmanmatt Wives, they just don’t get it! When mine told me to thin out the junk around the house, she asked why I was throwing away all of her stuff and none of mine!
@fuzzmanmatt same here so I showed her the cyan color and said it looked pretty. Then I got the black and they’re on there way!!
Dim Dang Dong Done!!! I now have backpacks for everyone in Iceland
@fuzzmanmatt, so this is truly a, “That’s What She Said,” moment? My, My; only in America! Damn, I Love This Country!!
@1DisabledWarVet - I NEVER said those things!!!
-She
@kdemo, evidently you sadly, and completely misunderstood my comment, or you can’t grasp the meaning behind the ‘She Said’ concept. JSYK, I never insinuated that, ‘that’s what you said’, kdemo, but regardless, my apologies for being so vague(?) that I caused you to assume I did. My Bad!!
@1DisabledWarVet -
Is your comment snark? Because my comment was snark.
@kdemo, watt shoo talkin bout, Willis¿? Why, I was being as fn serious ass a hard attack! No, I was about to say, No,…but after lookin up the word ‘snarky’, I have to say, Yes! It’s quite hilarious @ times that when a person lobbs a few grenades of snarkiness @ me [which I luv Sarcasm] & I return the favor, they suddenly forget the, ‘if you don’t want no shit, don’t start none,’ rule & the, what comes around, Karma policy,…Now, I’m getting stumped, but again, that’s what she said… BTW, Mr kdemo, I’m 73 & by now, a Professional Grumpy ShitKicker, so, God, I hope you’re a dude, as opposed to a dudette, otherwise this whole encounter was for fn naught! LOL!!
Just got two of the backpacks. Plan to fill them with candy corn and spinners when they are offered again!
@glarue I put the other 40 backpacks into these back packs and go backpacking. Damn Covid!!!
@glarue
I still have my Halloween leftovers good with candy corn for a while
OH MY GOD THEY DECAPITATED GLEN WITH A BACKPACK ZIPPER AND HE’S STILL SMILING!!!
@shahnm Oh, Glen!
@shahnm it’s ok. He’ll be back to get crushed tomorrow. He’s a good ol’ fellah
@shahnm, no worries, just like the Bubble Boy, Glen was never in the Backpack. That is just a photo of him in the Backpack; actually Mr. Glen is at home alone in the Attic!
Ah, a place to store my Christmas gifts until I re-gift next year.
@hchavers, just don’t put any Stroopwafels in them [they will Really be expired by then]!! Oh, WTH, just throw them in the fn Freezer; everything else’s in there!
Nice disclaimer. Maybe people won’t still ask why they didn’t get 4 backpacks for $18.
They tell you the weights of the other 3 models but not the Apex? Uh oh.
@phr 1.5 lbs according to Amazon
@phr Hmmm…the smaller Yutan weighs 1.5lb, the larger Yutan weighs .55lb?? What do you think??
@eeterrific @phr it’s made out of helium
@eeterrific @phr, OMG!! Maybe, Glen WAS In The Smaller Yutan Backpack!! Get The Dogs Out!!
In the 60’s, my boy scout backpack had an aluminum frame. It was light weight, but not without weight. It’s only purpose seem to be to provide an area below the pack for a sleeping bag. Seems that you could just as easily have ties that would attach without a frame. Of course when you took your pack off, it would stand up if the sleeping bag were attached, so that would be a plus.
@Kyser_Soze The frame is important as it transfers the load to the hip belt. The shoulder straps are just to keep the pack balanced: with a heavy pack, the weight is supposed to be on your hips, not your shoulders. For daypacks it doesn’t matter as much and they hang the weight from the shoulder straps, but lumbar packs (like daypacks but with a hip belt) are really nice.
Backpacking packs now tend to have internal frames instead of external ones, but the is still the same: the weight is borne by the hip belt. It is really far more comfortable that way.
@phr Thanks for the reply. My pack didn’t have a hip belt, just the shoulder straps.
@Kyser_Soze, with 20/20 hind-sight, one can always improve, or change almost anything. The downside is, you can only always do so mentally.
@Kyser_Soze Hmm that is odd, I wonder if it was supposed to have a hip belt that was missing for some reason. I’m presuming that this was a full sized backpack (for carrying 20+ pounds, say). You do want a hip belt for that. If it was just a daypack, then fine, but in that case, I don’t understand why it had a frame.
I’m actually pretty excited about this. I’ve been making do with some wonky daypacks, including a promotional fake retro one from Sierra Club that closes up with buckles. Would you like to know the least effective and most annoying way to close a trail backpack? Buckles.
/giphy reunited-icy-ornament
Nothing to carry, no place to go… Should I add these to the eight backpacks I already own? Nah!
@MrNews
/giphy YES
@MrNews you can put your existing ones in the new ones, like stacking dolls
@robson
I don’t think these are really backpacks. Backpacks measure capacity in liters. Everyone knows that, when backpacking, you have to fill the pack with liquid. Maybe these leak?
This does seem like a good price, but for day hikes we’ve been using the super collapsible ones I got during a mehrathon.
I got a 17" Yutan in Olive weeks ago. Very simple, very light, cool pack - I like it. I would call it more of a grab & go lightweight, convenience, pack vs. a real heavy duty, do anything pack, with 50 pockets.
Why do I need more backpacks than I have backs?
Any of these fit a kid’s pair of rollerskates? In my day, we tied the shoestrings together and slung them over our shoulder. But I’ve been told that’s not cool.
/giphy old-man-yells-at-clouds
Just got mine - LOVE IT. The avalanche Jenks: Comfortable, adjustable, balanced, ton of pockets, compact, Cool looking, padded. Right now loaded up with 15 pounds of flour to train for my Grand Canyon backpack trip in the fall. I think I can easily fit another two bags/10 pounds and still feel balanced and supported. And the SRP on the tag is $49. This was my first purchase with meh but I’m afraid I’m hooked
SALES NOTE: YOU MUST PICK AT LEAST 2 BACKPACKS IN ORDER TO CHECK OUT. IF YOU WANT MORE THAN ONE 2-PACK YOU MUST SELECT QUANTITIES THAT ARE MULTIPLES OF 2.
Specs
Jenks
Yutan 17"
Yutan 20"
Apex
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$34.96 - $40.11 at Amazon for 1x Jenks Style
$37 at RECREATIONiD for 1x Yutan 17" Style
$45 at RECREATIONiD for 1x Yutan 20" Style
$20.58 - $26.11 at Amazon for 1x Apex Style
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Sep 17 - Tuesday, Sep 21
/giphy singing-comfortable-sleighbells
/giphy plenteous-happiest-lights
specs on the APEX give dimensions:
Dimensions: 17.5" L x 13" W x 1.5" D
mighty flat backpack.
@docflash it a day pack. Won’t last 2
Packs on backs in stacks
/giphy treasured-loving-eggnog
Another backpack to throw in the closet!
/giphy little-nostalgic-happiness
I just noticed. 2 packs features say-
“ Reinforced bottom panel to help prevent contents from falling out of the bottom”
What a great feature to have in a backpack!
We both like the jenks
/image magnificent-glistening-pie
/giphy magnificent-glistening-pie
Yes please! I love this blue & my they does, too!!
/giphy fortunate-flickering-bell
@SscoootzZ Note to self – it seems like none of my order words goes with this image. At all, imo. Hmm
I already have backpacks I do not use but I really want to order some of these.
@yakkoTDI so what stopped you?